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  • Clean install of Oracle 11g 64bit on Windows 7

    This article is about a clean install of Oracle 11g R2 64bit on a Windows 7 64bit laptop. This setup is focused on my typical target install which is a simple DB install that doesn’t require a sophisticated DB but does require me to have an ability to create multiple DB instances – so “Express”… read more…

    Clean install of Oracle 11g 64bit on Windows 7

  • Creating an Oracle 11g database

    This article assumes you have installed Oracle 11g as per article Clean install of Oracle 11g 64bit on Windows 7. Note all images in this article can be expanded to full size by clicking on the image! Steps 1. Select  “Database Configuration Assistant” from the Start menu under Oracle  2. On the “Welcome” page click… read more…

    Creating an Oracle 11g database

  • Can’t delete a recording

    Overview I have had a number of recordings that I just can’t delete. Some were when I was experimenting with MythArchive and others were just standard deletes. In my case I try to delete and it seems to work but then the recording keeps showing up. When I click on the download though I get… read more…

    Can’t delete a recording

  • Right side widget doesn’t flow to bottom of the page

    I had a lot of trouble because in Weaver II I had one column on the right side and it only showed part way down the page. The answer was to do two things Go to “Appearance | Weaver II Pro Admin | Main Options | Layout”. Under “Container & Sidebar Color Flow” ensure that… read more…

    Right side widget doesn’t flow to bottom of the page

  • Weaver II CSS misc

    This article contains miscellaneous CSS info specific to the Weaver II WordPress theme. Changing the preformat font “<pre>” Sample change added to “Custom CSS Rules”: #content pre{font-size: 10pt;}   read more…

    Weaver II CSS misc

  • Miscellaneous MythTV bits of info

    This article contains various sundry pieces of info for MythTV setups etc. Typically useful pieces of info that may not logically fit anywhere else and you don’t want to create a post just to list a tiny piece of info. Directories Theme root directory This is the root directory where you would put any custom… read more…

    Miscellaneous MythTV bits of info

  • Renaming a Fedora host

    This article explains, to the best of my knowledge, what to do when renaming a Fedora server. My notes relate most recently to Fedora 14 and 16. Basically open up and edit the following files: /etc/sysconfig/network /etc/hosts /etc/samba/samba.conf /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-Auto_eth* It should be that all you change are any references to the name of the host.… read more…

    Renaming a Fedora host

  • Who hasn’t seen any Eels at Western Springs

    We were at Western Springs in January of 2012 and saw these Eels: Cool as there were heaps of them. read more…

    Who hasn’t seen any Eels at Western Springs

  • Adding an SSL certificate to Apache

    This article is about replacing an existing self-signed SSL certificate. In my case I have an Apache 2.2 server running on Fedora 14, pretty much default settings for a lot of stuff. My SSL certificate expired and I just needed to update it. In my case I have the “ssl.conf” in: /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssh.conf Steps 1. Login… read more…

    Adding an SSL certificate to Apache

  • Creating a Facebook vanity URL

    If you want to direct users to an easy to remember URL such as www.facebook.com/zoyinc this is what you do. Not much to it really. Create a Facebook account, login and then go to http://www.facebook.com/username – just to be clear it’s “username” not your username. Follow the instructions and all done read more…